Getting credit, legal rights index in Namibia

Namibia: Getting credit, legal rights index was 8 in 2012. ▬ Flat

Latest (2012)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 51 countries
All-time high
8
in 2004
All-time low
8
in 2004
Years of data
9
2004–2012

Getting credit, legal rights index in Namibia, 2004–2012

024682004200820122004: 82005: 82006: 82007: 82008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 8

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

Analysis

Namibia recorded 8 for getting credit, legal rights index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, getting credit, legal rights index in Namibia peaked at 8 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2004.

That places Namibia 5th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8 8 8 6
2010s 8 8 8 3

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 3 Nigeria 9 compare
  2. 3 Zambia 9 compare
  3. 5 Ghana 8 compare
  4. 7 Botswana 7 compare
  5. 7 Liberia 7 compare
  6. 7 Malawi 7 compare
  7. 7 Rwanda 7 compare
  8. 7 Sierra Leone 7 compare
  9. 7 Tanzania 7 compare
  10. 7 Uganda 7 compare
  11. 7 Zimbabwe 7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting credit, legal rights index in Namibia?
Getting credit, legal rights index in Namibia was 8 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
What is the highest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2004.
What is the lowest getting credit, legal rights index recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2004.
How does Namibia rank for getting credit, legal rights index?
Namibia ranks 5th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
Is getting credit, legal rights index rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Getting credit, legal rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Getting credit, legal rights index
Source
World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 502 data points, 2004–2012
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The strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.